<p>I've seen them on lists of "What Not to Bring to a College Dorm," but are they truly not allowed?</p>
<p>Usually they’re not. It’s a fire hazard, pure and simple.</p>
<p>Check with your school, but as a general rule you’re not allowed to have them.</p>
<p>We’re allowed to have them, we just can’t light them. So a lot of people buy those warmer things that you set the candle on top of…some are battery powered, some plug into an outlet…and it warms it enough to disburse the sent without actually lighting a flame.</p>
<p>Not allowed at my school or any of my friend’s schools. I have been using reed diffusers, those glade automatic things, and am thinking about trying a flameless candle. We’ll see. </p>
<p>My boyfriend burns incense at his school anyway from time to time and was nearly caught last time I was there, the scent carried under the door into the hallway.</p>
<p>Most colleges will not allow them in dorms. I can understand why; when I lived in a dorm, it seemed that microwaving popcorn was the hardest task anyone in our dorm had faced and continuously led to 4am fire alarms.</p>
<p>Honestly, I understand the ban. College kids are pretty smart about lots of things, but for some reason they can’t handle fire or electronic devices. You’d be surprised at how many times I’ve seen someone just smash an ordinary taper candle (tall thin one) into a table and light it, as if they have no idea that it might fall over as the wax begins to melt…</p>
<p>Also, the smoke detectors in dorms tend to be uber sensitive, which is why burning popcorn sets them off where it would not had you done it at home. So light a candle, and face the risk of setting off the alarm and annoying the hell out of your entire dorm when they have to evacuate.</p>
<p>Aw I love incense :(</p>
<p>Burning incense/candles carries a $300 dollar fine here. It is enforced pretty strictly.</p>
<p>My dorm has fire alarms going off all the time- almost every day (and if once then at least two more times I swear.) We are apartment style and apparently can’t cook for beans. However it seems to be more of a ‘warning.’ It’s be like if you were in a real apartment complex. You can set off your place without setting off the entire building (open those windows fast!) The true fire alarm is an automated voice system. The only time I’ve evacuated the dorm was for a drill. I’m not sure how non-apartment style dorms work here.</p>
<p>Candles aren’t allowed (the open flame element.) But since my dorm has room kitchens we can have toasters and the like. I have a candle I sometimes burn while cooking or cleaning or during special meals.</p>